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Author cultivates own brand of racism,
By Duane Royal (Clinton, NC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Racism the Inevitable in America (Hardcover)
In this age of political correctness, society seems to have accepted the term "racism" for racial bigotry. In fact, racism goes beyond bigotry and asserts the superiority of one race over others. Running for mayor of Clinton, NC in 2001, author Ed Faison, Jr., through his own words, is the most divisive racist we have seen in modern politics in many years. At least locally. In his book, Racism: The Inevitable in America, Faison expresses three basic themes: First, his feeling is made very clear, as it is permeated throughout his book, that the only good white person is a dead white person. At one point his hatred is characterized by his remarks expressing joy at the fact that one white farmer, whom he disliked, was killed in a tractor accident. The second is that contaminated light-skinned blacks were not much better than whites and; thirdly, while claiming he is only interested in overcoming access to equal opportunity, it is strongly indicated that what Faison is really in search of is equal outcome. One of the most egregious claims, and there are many from which to choose, is that Faison would have the reader believe that in ancient times slavery was somehow nobler then when young Africans were kidnapped from their homes and brought to America. That when African slaves were owned by African masters, it was somehow less evil. He also makes scurrilous claims that only black Africans were mother earth's only true caretakers. That whites are only capable of ravaging the world's resources, destroying all lands and cultures in their path in their search for global domination and control which continues today. We are taught through Faison's writings that only black Africans were the true progenitors to entertainment and athletics in America. For example, Faison is of the opinion that Elvis Presley was an uncoordinated truck driver whose talent was invented by whites in order to suppress blacks. Faison attempts to state as fact that black Africans were the builders of the great pyramids and society in ancient Egypt. He clearly subscribes to the unsubstantiated claims that are taught in today's afro-centrist curriculum. Faison makes it clear he is judged by his dark complexion, and goes on to continuously complain about his dislike of the physical nature of his hair and that light-skinned blacks reject him on those basis. He suggests that these are primary reasons for his failures in life. It is also Faison's belief that dark complexioned black Africans were both physically and intellectually superior to whites in every respect. He says that blacks would dominate any area where they are allowed to earn according to their ability. Faison even dedicates an entire section of this long winded speech as the chief reason white men are afraid of black men: "The White Woman as a Cause of Racism in America," and it is the title of chapter 18 in his book. While college educated, Faison's book is replete with spelling and grammatical mistakes, omissions, factual inaccuracies, and in some places he does not express his thoughts clearly. One conclusion that can be taken from Faison's book could be reached this way: It took the world's worst "savages" to create the greatest nation the world have ever known, the United States. Ed Faison, Jr. explains his life as one that appeared to have followed one undesirable course after another. The world is against him, solely because he is black, and he needs government to step in as his big brother in order for his superiority to reign. Yet he rejects the use of his African title and insists he is American. However, instead of writing about triumph in the face of adversity, Faison only complains throughout 200 pages why life hasn't been kind to him.
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